Arteta hopes to maintain his strong performance in the fight to advance to the English League Cup final

The second leg of the 2024/25 English League Cup semi-final will be staged tomorrow, and the "Gunners" Arsenal will go to St. James Park to challenge the "Magpies" Newcastle. Arteta said that he hopes the team can maintain a strong performance and strive to advance to the final.

In the first leg of the semi-finals, Arsenal lost to Newcastle 0-2 at the Emirates Stadium after being scored by the opponent in the first and second half. This also means that Arsenal must score more than two goals or even keep the opponent scoreless in the second leg to have a chance to get a ticket to the English League Cup final.

However, in the focus match of the 24th round of the Premier League earlier, Arsenal relied on goals from Odegaard, Thomas Partey, Lewis Skelly, Havertz and Nwaneri, and finally defeated the strong rival Manchester City 5-1 at home, successfully adding confidence and morale to the team.

Arsenal manager Arteta said at a press conference: "If you compare the emotional state of the team after losing the first leg and where we are now, you will find a big difference. We had a disappointing defeat before, and now we are in a strong performance and have won some important victories, especially the home win over Manchester City. "

"Let's keep this momentum going and we'll have a short break after this game. But now is the time to sprint, we have to be ready and give it our all and do what we think is the best way to get to the final."

Arteta continued, "The next step is the final at Wembley Stadium. We all know how important it is. Everyone can immediately feel the morale boost brought by the game against Manchester City. Now we are only one step away from the final, so we will do our best to qualify."

When talking about facing the challenge from Newcastle again, Arteta said, "They are a very difficult team to play against. We have had different games between us. We beat them in a good way at home last season, and the two games this season have different characteristics.

“This game is another opportunity in front of us, a great opportunity to go to Wembley Stadium and I am looking forward to it. I am very excited, of course. Our team is very motivated and hungry because we are very close to the final and hopefully we can achieve our goal tomorrow.”